1 Chronicles 16:29:11 Chr.16.29.W1TAB
הָב֥וּ
havu
“ascribe or give”
- Transliteration
- ha-VU
- Extended
- haa-VOO
- IPA
- /haːˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- ascribe or give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ha-VU
- phraseyour reading level
ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH ke-VOD she-MO
- sentence
ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH ke-VOD she-MO se-U min-KHA u-VO-u le-fa-NAV hish-ta-kha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH be-had-RAT-KO-desh
Exegesis
The verse opens with a series of Qal imperative verbs: havu {הָב֥וּ | hā-vū} ‘give’ and se’u {שְׂא֤וּ | sə-ʾû} ‘lift up’, establishing parallel commands.
Root and etymology
h-b-hheh–bet–heh
“to give, bring”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:29
Give to the LORD the glory of His name; bring an offering and come before Him; bow down to the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:29, so the Hebrew word הָב֥וּ (havu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.29.W1.S1) and character.